Hat-brim-stretching machine.



No. 863,932. PATENTED AUG.20,1907.

W. M. MORLOGK. HA'I' BRIM STRETGHING MAGHINE.

APPLIOATIOH TIL ED APR.29,1907.

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wi/tmdoeo' maid? .WILLIAM M. MORLOCK, OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.

HAT-BRIM-STRETCH ING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

Application filed April 29,1907. S i O- 370,912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. MORLOCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Danbury, in the county of Fairbury and State of Connecticut,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Brim-Stretching Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the inven tion, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hat making machinery, and more particularly towhat are known as hat brim and tip stretching machines, and has for itsobject to provide a device of this kind in which the actuating mechanismfor the reciprocatory stretchers is placed above the stretchers so as tobe free from the water that is used during the progress of stretchingthe hat, and the chemicals and other foreign substances thereinv In theaccompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Figure 1 is abroken front elevation of a machine embodying the invention; and Fig. 2is a vertical sectional view of the same taken at one side of thecenter.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the frame of abrim and tip stretching machine, which may be of any desiredconstruction, and is provided with the usual head or body 2. which ismounted upon the upper end of a shaft 3, and is adapted to be raisedvertically to any desired extent by means of the ordinary foot lever, 4.

The top of the frame is provided with two standards 5'-5, which projectupwardly from'the rear portion thereof, and are provided at their upperends with bearings, (i, in which is mounted the operating shaft, 7.

The shaft is provided with two cranks or eccentrics, 8-8 outside of thebearings, 6-6. Two rods, 9-9 are reciprocally mounted in the frame asshown at 9 and in suitable bearings, 10, upon the intermediate portionof the standards and are connected at their upperends by a cross piece,11. Depending from the center of the cross piece 11 is the usualclamping mechanism 12, which is adapted to co-act with the head 2 instretching the hat in the ordinary manner and therefore need no furtherdescription.

Connected with the eccentrics 8 are two pitmen 13- 13 which areconnected at their lower ends with the reciprocatory rods 9 in anysuitable manner. as by pivot bearings. 14. Power is applied to the shaft8 for reciprocating the clamps 12 by the usual fast-and-loose pulleys,15 and 16, and a suitable fly-wheel, 17 is also preferably provided.

By constructing a stretching machine in this manner, it will be seenthat the operator can control the operation of the machine in the samemanner as machines which have heretofore been constructed with thedriving shaft journaled in the lower part of the frame. But instead ofthe water flowing from the material down upon the bearings for saidoperating mechanism, the shaft 7 and its bearings, (i, will be entirelyabove the flow of water, thereby avoiding the possibility of such waterwashing off the oil from the bearings and depositing grit and otherforeign material in the bearings, which cause them to wear out veryrapidly. The standards can be formed integral with the rest of theframe, or they can be formed separately and secured thereto as may bedesired, the latter construction being shown in the drawings.

Having described my invention. I claim:

In ahat brim and crown stretching machine, a frame provided with twostandards. each standard having two bearings, one upon its upper end andone on its intermediate portion. a shaft journaled in the bearings atthe top of the standards and provided with two eccentrics, one outsideof each hearing. two wheels and a loose pulley on said shaft. a rodreciprocally mounted in the frame and in each of the intermediatebearings, a yoke connected with the upper ends of said rods and providedwith holding mechanism. a pitn'mn pivotally connected with each rod andwith one of the eccentrics, a head for co acting with said holdingmechanism. and means for reciprocating the head independently of saidholding mechanism.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM M. MORLOCK.

Witnesses LoL'isn G. DUNAWAY,

NORMAN C, Bnnns.

